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Recognised as Colour

#8A56E3

  • #8A56E3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A56E3 is a violet with RGB values 138, 86, 227 and HSL 262°, 72%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8A56E3#8A56E3
HEX#8A56E3
RGBrgb(138, 86, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3373, 0.8902
RGB percentages54.1%, 33.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(262.1, 71.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.1, 62.1%, 89%)
CMYK39.2%, 62.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,066,211
CSS custom property--colour: #8A56E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#75A91C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#747695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.6Dark orchid · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 21Blue violet · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFE356
Analogous#5668E3, #D156E3
Triadic#E38A56, #56E38A
Split complementary#E3D156, #68E356
Tetradic#E35669, #AFE356, #56E3D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5D9F9
Lighter +20%#C7AEF1
Lighter +10%#A882EA
Darker −10%#6C2ADC
Darker −20%#561EB5
Darker −30%#411789
Darker −40%#2C0F5E
More saturated +25%#843DFC
Less saturated −25%#906FCA

Channel breakdown

R138
G86
B227
Red138 (54.1%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue262.13°
Saturation (HSL)71.57%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 56 · B E3

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